Originally Posted by
slawecki
in italy, a number of places(dining in particular) will not take a card. pin or no pin. they are probably avoiding taxes. a common italian practice. in sicily, cash for half the lodgings, half the dinners. just get money from the atm. if it bothers you, go to london. credit cards accepted.
I try to use cards as much as possible for the points but have no problem using cash. It actually makes me feel better to use cash with small busnesses because it saves them $$ on merchant fees--not because it helps them avoid taxes though
Last time I was in Sicily was 2000, I don't think I used my credit card once the whole week...